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Kosmos-1378

Mission type	ELINT
COSPAR ID	1982-059A
SATCAT no.	13271
Mission duration	6 months (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	ELINT
Launch mass	2,200 kg (4,900 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	10 June 1982
Rocket	R-36 or RT-2
Launch site	Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Orbital parameters
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Perigee altitude	633 km (393 mi)
Apogee altitude	633 km (393 mi)
Inclination	82.50°
Period	97.6 minutes
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Kosmos-1378 was one of more than 2,400 Soviet artificial satellites launched as part of the USSR space program. Kosmos-1378 was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the USSR, on June 10, 1982. The R-36 or RT-2 (it is unclear which vehicle launched the satellite) placed the satellite in orbit around Earth. The mass of the satellite at launch was approximately 2,200 kilograms. Kosmos-1378 was a satellite designed for electronic reconnaissance, communications and navigation (ELINT).^[1]

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